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Lyell_1840
Image: Charles Lyell in 1840, by Alexander Craig, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Darwin’s John the Baptist

Catastrophism viewed the planet as having been molded by forces far more powerful than any observable at the present day. Read More ›
humans
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Human Evolution as a “Path to Whiteness”

The simplified and misleading science, which is supposed to be so up-to-date as to merit showcasing on the National Mall, retains the element of traditional Darwinian racism. Read More ›
Homo heidelbergensis
Photo: Depiction of Homo heidelbergensis, Natural History Museum, London, by Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Traditional or Not? Assessing William Lane Craig’s Model on Adam and Eve

I’m having trouble making sense of exactly what his model holds. And it seems I’m not alone. Read More ›
Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger
Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger
Image: Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger / Public domain.

Is Genesis “Mytho-History”? As a Guide to Scripture, William Lane Craig’s Book Falls Short

As an old earther, I was dismayed by Craig’s failure to engage with common old earth interpretations of Genesis. Read More ›
Charles Darwin
Photo: Charles Darwin, in a scene from The War on Humans (screenshot).

Darwin on Trial (Again)

My attempt to disentangle this “case” forensically was to lead me on what was often a surprising journey of discovery. Read More ›
Australopithecus sediba
Photo: Australopithecus sediba, by Photo by Brett Eloff. Courtesy Profberger and Wits University who release it under the terms below., CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Luskin: The “Big Bang” of Human Origins

That there would be something unique about human origins isn’t what you would expect based on evolutionary assumptions. Read More ›
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Image credit: Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

De-Humanizing Neanderthals: A Darwinist Dog that Won’t Hunt

Growing evidence suggests Neanderthals buried their dead, employed technology, and had a brain size equal to or even slightly larger than ours. Read More ›
The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
Image: "The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776," by John Trumbull, via GPA Photo Archive/Flickr (cropped).

Reviewing Sapiens: An Evolutionary Deconstruction of Human Rights

Yuval Noah Harari deconstructs the most famous line from the Declaration of Independence. Read More ›
Yuval Noah Harari
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In Sapiens, Admissions and Overstatements about Human Evolutionary Origins

Harari’s conjecture — “There are no gods” — forms the very basis for everything he says in the rest of the book. Read More ›
Henry Fairfield Obsorn
Henry Fairfield Obsorn
Photo: Bust of Henry Fairfield Obsorn, AMNH, by John West.

American Museum of Natural History Cancels Teddy Roosevelt; Keeps Bust of Racist Director?

Henry Fairfield Osborn was also a scientific racist who championed eugenics, the horrific crusade to breed a superior human race based on Darwinian biology. Read More ›

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